The Mažučiai Japanese Garden is the largest Japanese garden in Europe — an extraordinary 16-hectare landscape of cherry trees, koi ponds, stone lanterns, traditional Japanese bridges, and meticulously raked gravel gardens in the countryside of western Lithuania that is the life’s work of the Lithuanian landscape architect Šarūnas Kasmauskas. This improbable slice of Japan in […]
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Matera – one of the oldest settled place in Italy Updated: January 16, 2020 | By Claire | More Matera is a town in southern Italy, 65km south-east from Bari. The town was founded by the Romans in the 3rd century BC. Matera reminds a poor peasant culture, which, since prehistoric times began to excavate […]
Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco in Italian) is the highest mountain in the Alps, the highest in Western Europe, and the highest in the European Union at 4,805.59 metres — a colossal dome of snow and ice straddling the border between France and Italy that has been the holy grail of mountaineering since its first ascent […]
Mini-Europe is one of Brussels’ most popular tourist attractions — a delightful miniature park at the foot of the Atomium featuring more than 350 highly detailed 1:25 scale models of Europe’s most famous buildings, from the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben to the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Acropolis, all set within beautifully landscaped […]
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Sofia is one of Europe’s most underrated capitals — a city where 7,000 years of history are layered into a compact, walkable centre of Roman ruins, Ottoman mosques, Orthodox cathedrals, and Soviet-era monuments, all set against the dramatic backdrop of Mount Vitosha. Bulgaria’s administrative, cultural, and economic heart, Sofia offers visitors an extraordinary value city […]
Sweden is Scandinavia’s largest, most populous, and most diverse country — an open and accepting society that spans from the cosmopolitan streets of Stockholm to the Arctic wilderness of Lapland, from the sandy beaches of the Baltic island of Gotland to the vast forests and thousands of lakes that define the Swedish landscape and the […]
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Belgium – head of European Union Updated: September 21, 2020 | By Claire | More Belgium is a developed European country, which boasts one of the highest GDP in the world. It has great historical and especially cultural heritage. In a country you can visit numerous monuments from various historical periods. The most popular Belgian […]
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Cyprus is a hot country in every sense — the legendary birthplace of Aphrodite, a Mediterranean island of extraordinary archaeological riches, golden beaches, and a divided capital that is unique in Europe. Warm and welcoming, with a cuisine that blends Greek, Turkish, and Middle Eastern influences, Cyprus offers more than 300 days of sunshine a […]
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France – country of good wine Updated: September 21, 2020 | By Claire | More In France there are three different climates: Atlantic, Mediterranean and inland. This is because the state is located in both northern and southern Europe. Winters are really cold here everywhere with strong gales. The average winter temperature in France is […]
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Hungary – delicious goulash Updated: September 21, 2020 | By Claire | More Hungary offers all kinds of the recreation opportunities. However it is not suitable for sea and salt water lovers, or for climbers and lovers of hiking and skiing, because the country is mostly flat and the higher hills are just at the […]
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